Girish Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67881 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2020 Thana- SANOKHAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== GIRISH PASWAN Son of Chukesh Paswan Resident of Village- Madhopur, P.S.- Amdanda, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the daughter of informant was done to death by this petitioner along with other accused persons due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner happens to be husband of the deceased.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. There is no eye witness of the occurrence and petitioner never demanded any dowry or tortured the deceased. It is submitted that marriage was solemnized in the year 2018 and there was no issue from the wedlock due to some gynae

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67881 of 2021(3) dt.25-04-2022 2/2 problem of the deceased and due to that reason the deceased was suffering from depression and she committed suicide. It is submitted information was also given to the informant and his family members and in there presence cremation was done. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 12.02.2021 and investigation in this case is complete. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner is husband of the deceased and deceased died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial house under unnatural circumstances and there is allegation of demand of dowry.

Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T